80 Alexander Street (Gadsden-Dewees House)

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Historic Charleston Foundation

80 Alexander Street

80 Alexander Street

Name/Title

80 Alexander Street (Gadsden-Dewees House)

Entry/Object ID

ALEXANDER.080.001

Scope and Content

Constructed 1800-1810; altered ca. 1886. Site of that portion of Mazyck's Pasture where a "noble live oak tree" (now known as the Liberty Tree) was formally dedicated to "liberty" by Charleston's John Wilkes Club in 1766. Owned by the Gadsden estate, this and adjoining parcels were acquired by William Dewees, a planter and wharf owner, in 1807. A subsequent owner added the piazzas, the Greek Revival door surrounds, and the Victorian window heads. A third story and roof were damaged and removed after the earthquake of 1886 (Poston, Buildings of Charleston). File contains: report "Outbuilding Historic Structure Evaluation" (Alexandra Jones/Houselore, 2018); excerpt from Information for Guides of Historic Charleston; newspaper article about the approval to add a third floor (2/28/1991).

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Property Records

Acquisition

Accession

ALEXANDER.080.

Source or Donor

80 Alexander Street (Gadsden-Dewees House)

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Lexicon

Search Terms

Mazyckborough and Wraggborough, Alexander Street, Middle Street, Liberty Tree, Covenant Property, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Historical markers--South Carolina--Charleston

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Property File

Archive Details

Archive Size/Extent

1 File Folder

Archive Notes

Finding Aids: Index to Property Files Level of Description: Folder

Location

Location

Shelf

Property File Shelves

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Notes

PF Box 2

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

2011.015.74, ALEXANDER.080.002a-b Related Units of Description: See also Easement Manager's working files for more information.

Related Publications

Notes

Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), p. 587

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Online Catalog

Label

Constructed 1800-1810; altered ca. 1886. Site of that portion of Mazyck's Pasture where a "noble live oak tree" (now known as the Liberty Tree) was formally dedicated to "liberty" by Charleston's John Wilkes Club in 1766. Owned by the Gadsden estate, this and adjoining parcels were acquired by William Dewees, a planter and wharf owner, in 1807. A subsequent owner added the piazzas, the Greek Revival door surrounds, and the Victorian window heads. A third story and roof were damaged and removed after the earthquake of 1886 (Poston, Buildings of Charleston). File contains: report "Outbuilding Historic Structure Evaluation" (Alexandra Jones/Houselore, 2018); excerpt from Information for Guides of Historic Charleston; newspaper article about the approval to add a third floor (2/28/1991).

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

March 31, 2004

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

May 25, 2023